WorksheetsConstellations
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What constellation is this?
a)
Lyra
b)
Cygnus
c)
Aquila
d)
Delphinus
2.
What constellation is this?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Andromeda
c)
Hercules
d)
Cassiopeia
3.
What constellation is this?
a)
Orion
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
d)
Gemini
4.
What constellation is this?
a)
Draco
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Corona Borealis
d)
Cepheus
5.
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.
a)
move across the sky
b)
stand still in the sky
c)
move around each other
d)
rotate
6.
At the equator, the stars move in a ______ across the sky.
a)
circle
b)
straight line
c)
rotating motion
d)
slow motion
7.
Near the poles, the stars appear to rotate in a circle in the sky and never set.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
9.
People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Planets
d)
sun
11.
From Mars, would the constellations would look the same as they do from Earth?
a)
Yes, The stars never move, they only appear to move across the sky because of the Earth rotation so the way they appear stays the same no matter where you are standing on Earth or the Milky Way
b)
No, The stars never move, but they would look different depending on where they are being viewed from, just like how my view of the items hanging from the ceiling is different from another person's view who is sitting somewhere else.
No, The stars never move, but they would look different depending on where they are being viewed from, just like how my view of the items hanging from the ceiling is different from another person's view who is sitting somewhere else.
12.
What constellation is this?
a)
Leo
b)
Libra
c)
Scorpius
d)
Aries
13.
Ursa Major is also called “Great Bear” and is one of the largest constellations.
a)
True
b)
False
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